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ISLAM
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The role of the blessed Prophet Muhammad [s]
was exceptional in that he was to be the last of the long line
of Prophets. It had been so ordained by Allah. The final rev-
elation of Allah's will was to be conveyed to the people by
him and, for posterity, the scriptures had to be preserved by
him and subsequently by his devoted followers throughout
the centuries. In order to ensure that this would be so, the
Prophet Muhammad [s] had to bring about a great revolu-
tion that would give him a following the world over.
Allah has done the maximum to ensure that man should not
go astray in his journey through life. He has given man a
conscience, enabling him to differentiate between what is
right and wrong, and has placed him in a world based on
justice. But should man fail to listen to his conscience, or be
deaf to the silent message emanating from every object of
Allah's creation, Allah has His prophets throughout the
ages to put the truth to the peoples of many different lands,
and so that they might not fail to comprehend, this Allah-
sent message has come to them in their own language.
In pre-Islamic times religious institutions had become
debased by the veneration of mere mortals; whereas the
prophet Muhammad [s] admitted of no other form of religion
but that based on the worship of the immortal Allah.
Religious beliefs had very frequently been founded on
superstition; but by him they were established on the foun-
dation of reality. It was he who taught men to conquer
nature instead of worshipping it, thus paving the way for the
scientific era. And where political power had been in the
hands of one hereditary monarch, he showed the way to
government by the people. While learning had been based
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The
Sirah
lessons covered in grades 1 and 2 will be
repeated in this year. This will allow for consolidation of
the subject matter completed in the previous grades.
New exercises have been included.
